It’s December and the thrill is already here, we cannot but
help notice as the emotions and activities surrounding the Christmas period
heightens. No matter how we tend to wave it off and tell ourselves we want to
end the year strong and fulfilling, there is this tingly feeling deep down that
keeps assuring us we cannot avoid the Christmas feel. It has come to stay and
we have come to accept it with little choice. Truth is, we have a lot to be
thankful for by just looking back at the events from January to December.
Below are some of the ways we can minimize the excesses we tend to indulge in during
the festive seasons that would likely contribute to harm the environment.
1 Travel Together – most people are going to be
travelling during this period, but instead of making plans to travel together
as a result of same location, instead people travel separately, and as a
result, contributing to more carbon emission. Carbon pollution has been one
major contributor to climate change, we can therefore help in fighting this by
travelling together in order to reduce the amount of emitted carbon.
2 Cook what you can eat – in a bid to prepare for
rainy days during this period, we tend to prepare in excess for those who would
visit and those who are likely to visit. Many times, we end up with wasted
foods as guests would rather eat light or not eat at all. Considering the
amount of food wastes yearly, we may want to curb this effect during this
period by cooking for only a few mouths who we are sure are readily available.
3 Use energy-efficient lights for decoration. As
we all know the Christmas period is full of beautiful colors, especially lights
for decoration which is actually a beautiful sight to behold. We can however ensure
we reduce the heat generated from these lights by using energy-efficient Christmas
lights.
4 Learn the habit of recycling. As earlier
mentioned, this period will by no means be short of everyday celebrations, we
can therefore be certain of generating not just food wastes but plastic wastes,
especially from our can and bottle drinks. Enjoyment is good, but recycling is
even better. One thing we can task ourselves, is to ensure recyclable wastes
such as plastics, cans, etc., are delivered to recycling hubs. We can always
reach out to Recycle Points or Wecyclers for waste pickups. And guess what? There
are incentives when you call them for waste pickup.
Green is beautiful. You should be part of the solution not
the problem. The buck of this information should not rest on our tables, we
should endeavor to share with others. It is going to be a wonderful Christmas time
with friends and families, but Mother Nature will thank us if as we celebrate,
we make it a point to consider the effect we would be having on it. As we curb
the excesses, we can be rest assured that we are also part of the fight against
climate change. Green Christmas all the way!
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